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Removal of Benign Skin Growth, Face/Sensitive Area, Larger

Mississippi rates for HCPCS 11442

A surgeon surgically cuts out a noncancerous growth from a sensitive area such as the face, ears, eyelids, nose, or lips, including a small margin of surrounding tissue, and closes the wound. This version applies to a growth larger than the two smaller size tiers used for this type of removal in these areas, though larger size tiers also exist. The sample is typically sent to a lab to confirm it isn't cancerous.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal of Benign Skin Growth, Face/Sensitive Area, Larger cost?

$209

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $209 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $182 from a physician practice, and about $759 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$182$155 to $275
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$759$275 to $1,175

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $759 · 10th to 90th $126 to $1,585Professionalmedian $182 · 10th to 90th $126 to $355
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $759professional $182

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,174.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$354.81
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$223.87
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$281.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$1,445.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$281.84
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,819.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$316.23

Where Mississippi sits

The same service costs 2.8 times more in Alaska than in Washington, DC. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Mississippi $209 · 26th of 51
AK $447DC $162

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.